Friday, 16 April 2010 15:47 | Ultimate Affairs
21 fun uses for your bridesmaid dress
An expert tip from Ultimate Affairs
You spent money it, you wore it for a day and now you're wondering what you're going to do with a dress that you didn't pick out (and, therefore, will likely never wear again).
Teresa Medeiros and Nelia DaSilva, wedding planning gurus at their popular company, Ultimate Affairs, came up with 21 fun ways to reuse your bridesmaid dress...
Photo (above, right) by Cameron Shaver: Digital Media Solutions
1) Shorten it and wear it again
2) Frilly jock strap
3) A book cover
4) Chair cover
5) Curtains
6) Doll's clothing
7) Funky slippers
8) Hair Scrunchies
9) Halloween costume 
10) Kite
11) Lamp shade
12) Lining for jewellery box
13) Napkins
14) Pillow shams
15) Fun bar purse or gym bag
16) Use squares of it for a quilt
17) Seat cushion
18) Matadors cape
19) Table runner
20) Tea cozy
21) Trash the dress session with your girlfriends!
Note: Ultimate Affairs is a much-sought-after wedding and event planning company that's reviewed in The Ring, keep a blog filled with wedding tips, and who offer everything from day-of wedding help and consultations to start-to-finish planning in the K-W area and Southwestern Ontario.
Photo (above, right) by Pamela Wideman Photography
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